Great reason to not buy Windows 7 on ebay

[Ballistic]

So about 6 months back I bought a copy of Windows 7 ultimate on ebay for 89 dollars from a gentleman claiming he had 50 copys that were entirely authentic because his "company" decided they wanted to change all the computers to premium rather then ultimate so he wanted to sell them at the same price his "company' paid which broke out to be 89 dollars each since they bought so many at once I guess and as such they just wanted to recoup their expense ( I have never done a windows install before this so I didn't know if the story was true but he had sold many of them already and people left positive feedback so I bought one)... But today I turn on my computer as night comes around and the water mark stating not genuine was in the bottom right corner of my screen, after messing with everything for a while I couldn't get anything to work, tried to reapply the product key that came in the package he sent and it says windows has blocked that key so I was a victim of counterfeiting and the ebay seller no longer exist according to the website

 

[blackroseMD1]

That sucks man, but you aren't the first to be pulled in by scammers, and you won't be the last. Good luck in the search for a key.

 

[windows7theme]

You should always opt for either a sealed pack from a reputed computer shop or you should purchase from the Microsoft website. I also purchase a lot from ebay but would never buy a windows copy as it would most likely be illegal.

The only solution I suppose is to contact Microsoft as they provide you with genuine copy at a reduced price in case you have been a victim of counterfeited software. Contact Microsoft and they might be able to help.

 

[bjproc]

i has a similar experience with acronis true image, i emailed the guy asking if it was a genuine copy, yes, office clear out was the reply, so i bought it

i got a jeweled cased cd-r with a folder named ATI warez... i also got a slip of paper with the serial on it (probabaly from a keygen) :sarc:

he was still on ebay and i sent him an email about loads of crap about the fraud squad etc and claimed through ebay, got all my cash back.

not really bought much software from ebay after that

 

[WindowsStar]

Thanks for sharing. I see many questions about those keys. This will help many avoid buying them. Added REP!

 

[Luckystar]

Yes, i will have to admit, I was a victim. It turned out with mine, the bloke sold me a MSDN key with a pirated disk, £49 GBP, (pirated that bad the genuine strip came off as it was stuck on top and not underneath like ligit disk). all seemed fine till i went to do a install one night and boom, the key was blocked.

In the end, i ended up going onto Amazon.co.uk. to buy a OEM version for £149, which, thankfully was fully legit as it was in the usual M$ OEM sealed case.

Never buy Windows 7 or popular (and expensive) software off Ebay as it will no doubtly be FAKE!!

Lucky

 

[AussieGuy92]

i brought a copy of ebay but the difference was it was on a legit store and i went down a picked it up from the computer store and it was sealed.

not all ways bad on ebay.

 

[missaaliyah]

I had the exact same thing happen to me, but I reported it to paypal and got my money back! I put in the email that I would report him if I didnt get my money back.

 

[Dinesh]

I never buy anything from ebay. Here'a an item from ebay.

 

[fishnbanjo]

I will buy software on eBay, sealed and unregistered only, if it shows up not in that condition and was listed as such it is not as listed so it goes right back. My 64 bit and 32 bit Windows 7 pro disks were DELL upgrade disks and work just fine.

 

[FattysGoneWild]

2 red flags comes to mind. Ultimate for $89? Right. And you bought it on scam bay. That does suck though. So many people will be screwed as MS blacklists more and more keys due to tons of people doing this. It just took them a few months to do it.

 

[missaaliyah]

Yes there are definitely power sellers on ebay that do sell the correct, unregisterd, legit software, and there are others that don't. When it arrives, in in doubt, contact the seller, report it to ebay and request payback from paypal (if used) stating that the product is counterfeit or wrong condition, etc...

 

[royal tyrant]

I purchased my Windows 7 Premium on Ebay.co.uk for £79.99 and i can assure you its a Legit copy so please dont tar everyone with the same brush, Its absolute nonsense to do that.Mines was sealed etc and not tampered with in any way.

 

[keeners]

Add Craigslist to the list of places that you shouldn't buy software from. There's a guy here advertising Win7 + Office 2007 for $60.00. You know that ain't right. But people will buy and then scream when they find out they got scammed.

 

[kcmartz]

I never buy anything from ebay. Here'a an item from ebay.

View attachment 78247

Sorry to hear that. Ouch a fake dlink internet router for laptops, etc?